Date: 11 — 18 August 1903
Pages: 145-160

9.
* MATERIALS OF THE CHARTER COMMISSION 
OF THE II CONGRESS OF THE R.S.D.R.P.
[11 — 18 August 1903. London.]

The "Project of Martyn [V. N. Rozanov]" printed below is the very same charter project of which he speaks in his speech at the 14th session of the congress at the first discussion of the charter ("Protocols," ed. 1924, pp. 142—145). He intended to introduce this project in the form of amendments and, apparently, did introduce it to the commission. By comparing point by point his project with Lenin's project and with the text of the adopted charter, one can see that individual points of his project were adopted by the commission as amendments to Lenin's project. The aforementioned speech by Rozanov represents a detailed commentary to his project.

a.

V. N. Rozanov*

PROJECT OF MARTYN. *)
* PROJECT OF A CHARTER OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CENTRAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE R.S.D.R.P.

§ 1. The highest1) organ of the Party is its Soviet, elected by the Party Congress and responsible to it.

§ 2. The Soviet consists of six persons: 3 members of the editorial board and 2 members of the Executive Committee.2)

§ 3. The obligations of the Party Soviet include:

a) representation of the Party

Note. In matters that will not tolerate delay and in technical questions, the Executive Committee may enter into relations independently of the Soviet.

b) general leadership of the Party, which the Soviet exercises through its instructions to the Executive Committee.3)

c) resolution of all conflicts between the C.O. and the Executive Committee, as well as between the Executive Committee and other parties **).

*) The inscription "Project of Martyn" was made later in the handwriting of Martov. Ed.

**) In the manuscript the words "between the Executive Committee and other parties" are underlined later in a foreign hand and a question mark has been placed concerning them.
Ed.

PROJECT OF MARTYN

§ 4. The Soviet of the Party possesses the right of coopting the Executive Committee, the right to rescind all resolutions of the Executive Committee, the right to dissolve all organizations except the C.O. and the Executive Committee.3)

§ 5. The Editorial Board is elected by the Congress. Its obligations include, besides the C.O., also control of the Party press.

§ 6. The Executive Committee is composed of 2 members elected by the Congress and members coopted by the Soviet in such numbers as may prove necessary.4)

Note. All members of the Executive Committee cannot belong to any other organization.4)

§ 7. The obligations of the Executive Committee include:

a) organization of local organs of the Party and leadership of their activities;

b) organization and conduct of enterprises having all-party significance (establishment of general political agitation, organization of general demonstrations, supply of literature, passports, etc.);

c) distribution of Party forces and resources;

d) resolution of all conflicts between organizations and between parts of one organization.

§ 8. The Executive Committee is guided in its activities by the resolutions of the Congress and by instructions of the Party Soviet, to which it is obligated to report.3)

*) In distinction from Lenin's project, in which the Party Soviet is called the "supreme" institution of the party, Rozanov in his project calls the Soviet the "highest" organ of the Party. The commission (see below "Rough draft of the protocol of the charter commission on the point about the 'Soviet of the Party'"), p. 154) and the congress ("Protocols," pp. 250 and 8) adopted this amendment of his.

2) In distinction from the Leninist project, the project of Martyn (Rozanov) definitively ensures in the Soviet a majority for the editorial board of the C.O. against the C.K. (the Executive Committee, according to his formulation).

3) The project of Martyn (Rozanov) in §§ 3 (pt. b.), 4, 6, and 8 outlines a single directing center in the person of the Party Soviet, while the Executive Committee, according to his project, is an executive, working organ of the Soviet.

4) The note to § 6 of the project of Popov (Rozanov), apparently, was adopted by the commission as an amendment to the corresponding point of Lenin's project, since in the latter (at least in the preliminary project—see "Protocols," p. 363) this note was absent, while in the text of the adopted charter ("Protocols," p. 8) it is present in somewhat altered form at point 6.

The charter commission was elected at the 16th session of the congress ("Protocols," p. 149), i.e., on the evening of 11 August n.s. The date marked at the beginning of the rough protocol printed below "12/VIII" gives grounds to think that this was the first session of the commission. This rough draft was written in the hand of Glebov (Noskov), who, apparently as chairman of the commission, was outlining the results of the commission's work.

б.

V. A. Noskov.

* ROUGH PROTOCOL OF A SESSION OF THE CHARTER 
COMMISSION.

12-VIII.

NB III point.

1st point. Amendment of Martov:

"A member of the R.S.D.R.P. is considered anyone who recognizes its program (supports the party by material means)1) and renders regular personal assistance to the party under (control) leadership*) of one of its organizations."

For Lenin — [1]. For Martov — [1].

A vote is held on the proposal to exclude [the word] about material means. For exclusion — 3, for retention — 2.2) Without material means: for Lenin — 1, for Martov — 1.

Point 2nd: "If this is required by party organizations possessing together the right to 1/4 of the votes at the congress. The congress is considered valid if it is represented by organizations possessing together the right to more than 1/2 of the deciding votes. 3)

Point 3. Representation at the congress have: a) [C.K.] Soviet of the Party,4) b) C.K., c) C.O., d) all local [union] committees not entering into special unions, e) [unions] other organizations equated in this respect to [the rights of] committees, f) all unions of committees recognized by the party.

*) In the manuscript the word "leadership" is written over the word "control," which is placed in brackets. Ed.

**) In the manuscript it remained uncorrected: "committee." Ed.

ROUGH PROTOCOL OF A SESSION OF THE CHARTER COMMISSION

All the indicated organizations have at the congress one vote each5), except the Soviet of the Party, which is represented by all its members, and unions of committees, whose representation is determined separately by their charters 6).

Note 1. The right of representation with [deciding] votes is possessed only by those organizations which were confirmed no later than [1/4] one year before the congress.10)

Note 2. The C.K. is permitted to invite to the congress delegates with advisory vote of those organizations which do not meet the conditions indicated in Note 1. 11)

*) The words "supporting the party by material means" are placed in brackets in the manuscript to indicate that by subsequent voting the commission excluded them from § 1 of Lenin's project.

2) For exclusion voted Glebov (Noskov), Popov (Rozanov), Egorov (Levin), for retention — Lenin and Martov ("Protocols," pp. 234—235). By the congress this part of § 1 was restored.

3) The part of § 2 given here apparently represents the commission's edition of this part of the point with an amendment against the Leninist project regarding the raising of the number of local organizations required for convening the congress, from 1/4 to 1/2 of the total number of votes ("Protocols," pp. 363 and 7).

4) The right of representation for the Soviet of the Party at the congress apparently represents a commission amendment to Lenin's project, since in the latter (at least in the initial project — see "Protocols," p. 363) the right of the Soviet of the Party to representation at the congress is absent.

5) The plenary of the congress changed the wording of this paragraph: each organization was given 2 votes with the representation of 1 delegate (see below p. 150, as well as "Protocols," pp. 243 and 7).

6) The caveat about the representation of unions of committees was introduced by the commission as an addition to Lenin's project, where it was absent.

7) For the stated formulation voted Lenin, Martov, and Glebov (Noskov), against were Popov (Rozanov) and Egorov (Levin) ("Protocols," p. 253).

8) Against special representation at the congress for the C.K. and C.O. was Popov (Rozanov).

9) For equalitarian representation of all organizations without exception ("all — one each"), apparently voted Egorov (Levin).

10) Note 1 represents a modification of the end of § 3 of Lenin's project with an increase in the seniority requirement of local organizations from 1/4 year to 1 year in order to gain the right to elect to the congress.

for — 3 + 2 — against, 1) one stands — for the C.K. and C.O. to have neither representation nor deciding vote,8) and another for all one each 9).

11) Note 2 represents an addition to Lenin's project, in which it was absent ("Protocols," p. 363).

The document printed below represents the record of § 3 of the charter project in the commission's edition with amendments adopted by the plenary of the congress. The main text of the record with a remark about voting in the commission was written in the hand of V. N. Rozanov, and the amendments to it adopted by the plenary of the congress were entered in the hand of V. A. Noskov. The record was apparently made for the commission's report to the plenary of the congress. § 3 of the charter project was discussed by the congress at the 25th session, i.e., at the morning session of 17 August. The date of this record — for the main text — no earlier than 12 August (see above document b, p. 148) and no later than 17 August, and for the amendments — 17 August.

в.

* RECORD OF § 3 OF THE CHARTER PROJECT IN THE COMMISSION'S EDITION WITH AMENDMENTS ADOPTED BY THE PLENARY OF THE CONGRESS.

§ 3. Representation at the congress have: a) Soviet of the Party, b) C.K., c) C.O., d) all local committees not entering into special unions, e) other organizations equated in this respect to committees, f) all unions of committees recognized by the party.*) All the indicated organizations have at the congress [one] two**) votes***) with one delegate****), except the Soviet of the Party, which is represented by all its members, each having one vote, and unions of committees,*****) whose representation******) is determined separately by [their]*******) charters.

*) For — three votes; against — 2; one stands for the C.K. and C.O. to have neither representation nor deciding vote, and another for all one each.

**) In the manuscript the word "two" is written in the hand of Noskov over the crossed-out word "one." Ed.

***) The word "votes" is corrected in the hand of Noskov from "vote." Ed.

****) The words "with one delegate" are written above the line in the hand of Noskov. Ed.

*****) The words "each having one vote, and unions of committees" are appended in the hand of Noskov. Ed.

******) The word "whose" is written in the hand of Noskov. Ed.

*******) The word "their" is appended and then crossed out in the hand of Noskov. Ed.

Note 4th. The right of representation is possessed only by those organizations which were confirmed no later than one year before the congress.

Note 2nd. The C.K. is permitted to invite to the congress with advisory vote delegates of those organizations which do not meet the conditions indicated in Note 1st.

*) This record of the commission's edition of § 3 of the Charter project represents a fair copy of the same record of 12 August (see above document b, pp. 148—149). The amendments in the hand of Noskov are amendments of the plenary of the congress at the discussion of this § at the 25th session of the congress.

2) The author of this amendment adopted by the congress was Kostrov (N. Zhordania). In the "Protocols" of the congress it is recorded as follows: "All the indicated organizations have at the congress two votes each, represented by one delegate" ("Protocols" of the congress, ed. 1924, p. 243). The text of the amendment in Noskov's record editorially differs somewhat from Kostrov's own text. In turn, the final text of this place in § 3 in the charter adopted by the congress differs editorially from both texts — both from Kostrov's original text and from that recorded by Noskov — and is formulated as follows: "All the indicated organizations are represented at the congress each by one delegate having two votes." ("Protocols," p. 7.)

3) This — purely editorial — amendment, apparently also adopted by the plenary of the congress, is not recorded in the protocol of the 25th session of the congress.

The document printed below represents a rough record of the protocol of a session of the charter commission of 15 August n.s. This session of the commission apparently took place before the morning (22nd) session of the congress, at which, according to the commission's report, the introductory resolution and §§ 1 and 4 of the charter project were already being discussed. The subject of this session of the commission consisted of: discussion of the introductory resolution and §§ 4 and 6 of the charter project. The entire record was made in the hand of V. A. Noskov.

г.

V. A. Noskov.

* ROUGH PROTOCOL OF A SESSION OF THE CHARTER 
COMMISSION. 

15/VIII.

Discussion regarding the adoption of the resolution.

The general charter of the party is obligatory for all parts of the party. Exceptions are determined by special appendices to it.1)

Martyn—V. N. Rozanov. Boris—V. A. Noskov. Vladimir Ilyich. Martyn. Yury—E. Y. Levin. Yuly Martov. Boris. Martyn. Vladimir Ilyich.*)2)

Charter.

[1)]3)4) *)

Point 5.

V) The C.K. [1)] organizes committees, unions of committees and all other institutions of the party and directs their activities, [2)] organizes and conducts enterprises having all-party significance, [3)] distributes Party forces and resources and manages the central fund of the party, [4)] resolves conflicts, as between various institutions of the party, so also within them, and [5)] generally unites and directs all practical activities of the party.5)

unanimously

= The minority has a note about the dissolution of local organizations.6)

* 2 members propose not to elect the Party Soviet.7)

*) It is unclear why this formulation of the introductory resolution is found in the protocol record of the charter commission: at the 22nd session of the congress ("Protocols," p. 218) this formulation, as a proposal of Posadovsky, was adopted against the formulation of the commission, which is given there in a somewhat different wording.

2) The crossed-out initials of all members of the charter commission given here represent a record of speakers in the discussion of the introductory resolution. This record in Noskov's hand testifies that the document in question belongs precisely to the session of the charter commission.

3) § 1 of the charter project, which was marked and then crossed out, apparently was not discussed at this session, in view of the results of its discussion at the session of 12 August.

4) The absence here of a record of discussion of § 4 of the charter project about the Soviet of the Party is explained apparently by the presence of separate records of three different opinions of members of the commission on this point (see below pp. 154—156).

*) In the manuscript all the initials, each separately, are crossed through.
Ed.

PROPOSAL OF THE MINORITY OF THE CHARTER COMMISSION ON § 5 OF THE CHARTER153)

The formulation of § 5 of the charter project given here by the commission was adopted by the congress without changes ("Protocols," pp. 252 and 8, § 6).

6) The note mentioned here regarding the right of the C.K. to dissolve local organizations, proposed by the minority of the commission, is given below, p. 153.

7) This record confirms that at this session of the commission, indeed, § 4 of the charter project was also being discussed. Here, apparently, the proposal of Martov and Noskov about the method of constructing the Soviet is meant (see below, p. 154).

The "Note to § 5" of the charter project given here represents a special opinion of the minority of the commission (V. N. Rozanov and E. Y. Levin) on the question of the right of the C.K. to dissolve local organizations, expressed by them at the session of the commission on 15 August (see above, p. 152, "Rough protocol" of this session) and submitted, as the 2nd note to § 5 of the charter project, for consideration by the congress at the 26th session ("Protocols," pp. 251 and 252). In the partial record of the commission's charter project (below, p. 158) this note is listed as first. The congress rejected this proposal of the minority. The entire main text of this document is written in the hand of V. I. Rozanov.

д.

V. N. Rozanov and E. Y. Levin.

* PROPOSAL OF THE MINORITY OF THE CHARTER COMMISSION 
ON § 5 OF THE CHARTER PROJECT.

Note to [§ 4] § 5.

The C.K. does not have the right to dissolve local committees, [and] unions of committees and other organs equated to them*) without the consent of the Soviet, and moreover an organization may be dissolved only in those cases if it 1) deliberately did not carry out the resolutions of the congress, 2) is composed of unreliable elements.

Martyn.
Yury.

The document printed below represents a partial rough record of the protocol of a session of the charter commission of 15 August on § 4 of the charter project (see above document g, p. 151). The record consists of three heterogeneous parts. At the very beginning of the record is given a general definition of the Soviet of the Party, apparently as a unanimous, undisputed opinion of the entire commission. Further follows a proposal of two members of the commission, Martov and Noskov, regarding the method of constructing the Soviet. At the end of the record the tasks of the Soviet are formulated. This last part of § 4, like the first, was adopted unanimously by the commission. On the point about constructing the Soviet in the commission there were three separate opinions: two others are given below. The entire main text of this document, except for certain places noted in footnotes, is written in the hand of Yu. O. Martov. In the margins of the manuscript there are two crossed-out words "task," at the top—repeated repetition of the Greek letter β. Neither one nor the other has any relation to the manuscript.

е.

Yu. O. Martov and V. A. Noskov.

* ROUGH RECORD TO THE PROTOCOL OF A SESSION 
OF THE CHARTER COMMISSION ON § 4 OF THE CHARTER PROJECT.

The highest institution of the party is the soviet.*) *) The Soviet of the party is designated by the C.O. and C.K., which send to the Soviet 2 members each. [The fifth member of the Soviet is invited.] These 4 members of the Soviet**) invite the fifth. [Members of the Soviet may be replaced by the corresponding institutions that sent them every six months.] Departing members of the soviet are replaced [by those sending them] appointing them institutions. 2)

Martov
Boris
divergence***)3)

Task of the Soviet — to coordinate and unite the activities [of the two central institutions of the Party] C.K. and the editing office of the C.O.****) and to represent the Party in relations with other parties. To the Soviet of the Party belongs the right of restoring [the composition of both central institutions of the party] C.K. and the editorial office of the C.O.****) in case [they] one [of them] from these institutions became vacant. 4)

Unanimously.*****) 

*) The entire first phrase is appended at the beginning of the text in the hand of Noskov. Ed.

**) The words "These 4 members of the Soviet" are written in instead of that crossed out in the hand of Noskov. Ed.

***) The word "divergence" is written in the hand of Noskov. Ed.

****) The words "C.K. and the editing office of the C.O." are written as a correction instead of that crossed out in the hand of Noskov. Ed.

*****) The word "Unanimously" is written in the hand of Noskov. Ed.

*) The general definition of the Soviet of the Party, apparently adopted unanimously by the commission, was submitted to the congress in the following, stylistically somewhat changed, form: "The Soviet is the highest institution [of the party. Ed.]" ("Protocols," p. 248, speech of Martov) and was adopted by the congress in the following wording: "The Soviet of the Party is the highest institution of the Party." (See the text of the adopted charter in "Protocols," p. 8.) Moreover, in the final adoption at the congress of § 5 about the Soviet of the Party, the general definition of the Soviet is combined in one paragraph with the definition of its tasks, which is placed as the 2nd paragraph of § 5 of the adopted charter.

2) The method of constructing the Soviet proposed by Martov and Noskov reduced the significance of the Soviet to the role of an arbitration institution: appointment of the central institutions of the party of their representatives to the Soviet on parity principles, election by both sides of the fifth member as a super-arbiter, replacement of departing members of the Soviet by the central institutions that appointed them.

3) This record by Noskov indicates a complete divergence of the commission on the point about constructing the Soviet, which was expressed in three separate opinions of members of the commission. All three opinions of commission members, reproduced here from manuscripts, are printed in the "Protocols" of the congress ("Protocols," p. 249, footnote).

4) The paragraph about the tasks of the Soviet of the Party, adopted unanimously by the commission, was adopted by the congress with the following change. The end of the paragraph, beginning with the words "restoration of the C.K. and the editorial office of the C.O.," was adopted in the following wording: "to restore the Central Committee and the editorial office of the Central Organ in case the entire composition of one of these institutions becomes vacant" (ibid., p. 8).

The proposal of two members of the charter commission Lenin and Rozanov about the construction of the Soviet of the Party given below, together with the preceding document e and the following document z, is a supplement to the rough protocol of the session of the commission of 15 August (pp. 151—152) document g. The main text is written in the hand of Lenin, the correction of Rozanov is noted in the footnote. In the manuscript below the document are the autograph signatures of Lenin and Rozanov.

ж.

V. I. Lenin.

* PROPOSAL OF TWO MEMBERS OF THE CHARTER COMMISSION 
ON § 4 OF THE CHARTER PROJECT.

IV. The Soviet of the Party is appointed by the congress*) from members of the editorial office of the C.O. and C.K. in the composition of 5 persons, and moreover not fewer than 2 must be from each of these colleges.
Departing members of the Soviet [are filled] are replaced*) by those central offices (editorial office of the C.O. or C.K.) to which they belonged. **)

*) The method of constructing the Soviet of the Party proposed by Lenin and Rozanov—appointment (election) of its composition completely by the congress—is in contrast to the proposal of Martov and Noskov and underscores the significance of the Soviet as a directing (coordinating and uniting) organ of the party.

2) Filling of departing members by the Soviet itself underscores the desire of the authors of the proposal to ensure the independence of the Soviet from other central institutions of the party.

з.

E. Y. Levin.

* PROPOSAL OF THE FIFTH MEMBER OF THE CHARTER COMMISSION 
ON § 4 OF THE CHARTER PROJECT AT THE SESSION OF THE COMMISSION 
ON 15 AUGUST.

The Soviet of the party is elected by the congress [of the party] with 2 from the C.K. and C.O. Four elected members unanimously elect the fifth. [Departing members are filled by] Departing members of the soviet are replaced by those organizations to which they belong, with the exception of the fifth, who is replaced by the method indicated above. *)

Yuriev.

*) Levin's proposal, seeking to unite both points of view expressed in the two preceding opinions of the other members of the commission, has a completely compromising character: the Soviet is elected by the congress, but necessarily with 2 from the C.K. and C.O.; four members of the Soviet necessarily unanimously elect the fifth; departing members of the Soviet are replaced by the corresponding organizations. The speech of Egorov (Levin) at the 25th session of the congress in defense of his proposal is a commentary to it ("Protocols," pp. 246—247).

*) The crossed-out word "replaced" in the manuscript was written in the hand of Lenin over the previously crossed-out word "filled." Ed.

**) V. I. Rozanov, in making a correction, crossed out the words "by those centers (editorial office of the C.O. or C.K.) to which they belonged" and replaced them with the words "by the Soviet itself."2) Ed.

RECORD OF §§ 4, 5, 6, 7 AND 8 OF THE CHARTER PROJECT

The document printed below has the same character as the document in given above. The main text of the record here was also made in the hand of V. N. Rozanov, and the amendments adopted by the plenary of the congress at the 25—26 sessions in the discussion of these §§ of the charter project were also entered in the hand of V. A. Noskov (they are noted in footnotes). The date of the main text of this record may be assigned to no earlier than 15 August, when these §§ of the charter project were being worked through at the charter commission (see above documents g—e) and no later than 17 August, when the discussion of these §§ began at the plenary of the congress. The date of the amendments relates to the time of their adoption by the plenary of the congress at the 25—26 sessions, i.e., to 17 August.

и.

* RECORD OF §§ 4, 5, 6, 7 AND 8 OF THE CHARTER PROJECT IN THE COMMISSION'S EDITION WITH AMENDMENTS ADOPTED BY THE PLENARY OF THE CONGRESS.

4 par[agraph]. The Congress appoints the 5th member of the Soviet of the Party, C.K. and C.O.*) *)

§ [4] 5.2) Three formulations of the first part of the paragraph: 3)

1) The Soviet of the party is designated by the C.O. and C.K., which send to the Soviet two members each; [these 4 members of the Soviet invite the fifth;] the 5th member of the Soviet of the Party is appointed by the congress**); departing members of the Soviet are replaced by [those sending them] appointing them institutions [colleges].***) 5), the 5th member of the Soviet of the Party is replaced by the Soviet itself. ****) 6) (For this formulation — 2 members of the commission.) 7)

*) This line in the manuscript is entered later in pencil in the hand of V. A. Noskov. Ed.

**) The text "5th member of the Soviet of the Party is appointed by the congress" is written in pencil in the hand of V. A. Noskov over the line as a replacement for the crossed-out text. Ed.

***) The words "those sending them" and "colleges" were written in the hand of V. A. Noskov respectively over the words "appointing them" and "institutions," apparently as replacements for them, and the word "appointing them" was crossed out by him. But since in the final version adopted by the congress, the words "appointing them" and "institutions" remained, he later crossed out the words "those sending them" and "colleges," but by mistake did not restore the word "appointing them," which we here reproduce in uncrossed form. Ed.

****) The text "5th member of the Soviet of the Party is replaced by the Soviet itself" is entered in pencil in the hand of V. A. Noskov as an addition to the commission's formulation after the words "appointing them institutions." At this, the period after the commission's formulation was changed by V. A. Noskov to a comma. Ed.

[2) The Soviet of the party is appointed by the congress from members of the editorial office of the C.O. and C.K. in the composition of five persons, and moreover not fewer than two must be from each of these colleges. Departing members of the Soviet are replaced by the Soviet itself. (For this formulation — 2 members of the Commission.)

3) The Soviet of the party is elected by the congress with two from the C.K. and C.O. Four elected members unanimously elect the fifth; departing members of the Soviet are replaced by those organizations to which they belong, with the exception of the fifth, who is replaced by the method indicated above. (For this formulation — 1 member of the Commission.), 8)

The Soviet of the Party is the highest institution of the party.*) 9)

The task of the Soviet is to coordinate and unite the activities of the C.K. and the editorial office of the C.O. and to represent the party in relations with other parties. To the Soviet of the Party belongs the right to restore the C.K. and the editorial office of the C.O. in case one of these institutions became vacant] becomes vacant the entire composition of one of these institutions.**) 10) (Adopted unanimously.

[The Soviet of the party is the highest institution of the party.] 9) The Soviet convenes each time if this is required by one of the centers, i.e., the editorial office of the C.O. or the C.K., or 2 members of the Soviet. (Unanimously.)

§ [5] 6.2) The C.K. organizes committees, unions of committees and all other institutions of the party and directs their activities; organizes and conducts enterprises having all-party significance; distributes Party forces and resources and manages the central fund of the party; resolves conflicts, both between various institutions of the party and within them, and generally unites and directs all practical activities of the party. 11) (Adopted unanimously.)

1st Note to § 6: ***) (of the minority of the commission.)

The C.K. does not have the right to dissolve local committees, unions of committees and other organizations equated to them without the consent of the Soviet, and moreover an organization may be dissolved only in those cases if it: 1) deliberately does not carry out the resolutions of the congress, 2) is composed of unreliable elements. 12)

2nd Note to § 6: ***) (adopted unanimously).

*) The text "The Soviet of the Party is the highest institution of the party" is entered in this place of the manuscript in pencil in the hand of V. A. Noskov. Ed.

**) The text "the entire composition of one of these institutions becomes vacant" is written in pencil in the hand of V. A. Noskov over the crossed-out text as a replacement for it. Ed.

***) In the manuscript by error § 5 remained uncorrected. Ed.

Members of the C.K. cannot simultaneously belong to any other party organization except the Soviet of the Party. 13)

§ [6] 7.2) The editorial office of the C.O. possesses the ideological leadership of the party. (Adopted unanimously.) 14)

§ [7] 8.2) All organizations included in the composition of the party, conduct autonomously all matters relating specially and exclusively to that sphere of party activity for the management of which they were created. (Unanimously.) 15)

§ [8] 9.2) Apart from organizations confirmed by the congress of the party, all remaining party organizations are confirmed by the C.K. All resolutions of the C.K. are obligatory for all party organizations, which are also obliged to give definite means determined by the C.K. to the central party fund. 16)

*) This text, entered into the manuscript by V. A. Noskov, represents an editorial amendment adopted by the plenary of the congress at the 26th session on the proposal of V. A. Noskov. In this regard, in the "Protocols" of the congress (ed. 1924, p. 252) there is the following record: "Glebov proposes to separate from the adopted § 4 about the Soviet of the Party the phrase: 'The Congress appoints the fifth member to the Soviet of the Party, C.K. and the editorial office of the Central Organ' and to make from it a separate § 5, so that the now adopted paragraph [about the C.K.] will be § 6. This proposal was adopted 20 against 2 with 9 abstaining." But in the final edition of the charter adopted by the congress ("Protocols," ed. 1924, p. 7), the separated phrase was made § 4, and the remaining text § 5, i.e., as it was done in this record.

2) The enumeration of the subsequent paragraphs changed in connection with the separation of the above paragraph four.

3) This remark is by V. N